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    Has anyone experienced trichotillomania?

    YES, at some point in junior high, I began plucking at hair at the top of my head, pulling them out. It was a very confined area, perhaps the size of a quarter or so; always the same area. I'd just pluck here and there. I don't know why. This went on for about two months, I believe. Then one day...
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    Did you hate gym class?

    I have an official ASD diagnosis. And...I LOVED gym, since first grade. I was always one of the best kids in any grade gym class (never co-ed). Didn't matter what the sport was. I was always a natural athlete. The only "sport" that I hated and felt unnatural with it was dancing. In H/S one of...
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    Touching Hair

    I'm nuts about big fat ponytails --- on a woman OR man, makes no difference. So yesterday I was watching "Good to Know," a TV show about inspirational stories. One of them was a woman who retrains retired thoroughbred horses. I was like, "OH...MY...GOD! LOOK AT THAT PONYTAIL!" It was fat AND...
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    Half NT, Half ASD on Aspie Quiz but Official ASD Diagnosis

    I give up!!! I answered "Yes/Often" for the questions that probed for ADHD (there weren't too many) and here's the result: Your broader autism cluster (Aspie) score: 118 of 200 Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 105 of 200 You have both broader autism cluster and neurotypical traits...
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    Half NT, Half ASD on Aspie Quiz but Official ASD Diagnosis

    To the people here whose Aspie results show a preponderence of Aspiehood, are you also ADHD? Because some of the questions probe foar ADHD, and if you answer positive for those, this will raise the Aspie score. I'm going to retake this test and pretend I have ADHD, and answer accordingly, to see...
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    Half NT, Half ASD on Aspie Quiz but Official ASD Diagnosis

    https://rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php
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    Half NT, Half ASD on Aspie Quiz but Official ASD Diagnosis

    Thank you for providing your metrics; so reassuring. I've always felt different, and have been obsessing over my diagnosis for months.
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    Half NT, Half ASD on Aspie Quiz but Official ASD Diagnosis

    I'll bet Luca agrees that the top of a German Shepherd's head is the softest part and feels like VELVET. I used to have a WHITE German Shepherd. But back to this damn high NT score on my Aspie Quiz. It unsettles me. I'd rather be a perfectly made Autistic than a messed-up NT.
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    Half NT, Half ASD on Aspie Quiz but Official ASD Diagnosis

    Luca, I bet you're extremely fascinated and knowledgeable of how all domesticated dogs are descendants of wolves--as a result of human intervention that began about 20,000 years ago when migrating people let wolves hang out with them: a win-win situation, as the wolves warned of snakes and...
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    Half NT, Half ASD on Aspie Quiz but Official ASD Diagnosis

    Luca, what are your special interests that make a strong case for you being genuinely autistic? I've noticed that when women post their SI's on these boards, they just sound like common regular interests like "my puppy," "makeup," "gardening," "reading," etc. Well OF COURSE a puppy/dog is an...
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    Half NT, Half ASD on Aspie Quiz but Official ASD Diagnosis

    I noticed that some of the questions on the Aspie Quiz were probing for ADHD/ADD, which is common in autistic people. But I don't have ADD/HD. I'm wondering if this was why my autism score was 112. If an autistic has ADHD they'll answer positive for those questions, plus for any that probe for...
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    Half NT, Half ASD on Aspie Quiz but Official ASD Diagnosis

    Has anyone here, who has an official clinical ASD diagnosis, scored somewhat NT on the Aspie Quiz? My Aspie score was 112 and my NT score was 114. It said I'm both broad autism spectrum and neurotypical. Some of the questions, though, were strange and vague, and I didn't know how to answer...
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    Have you ceased stimming for long periods of time?

    I can't go 10 minutes, maybe less, without stimming. Many of my stims are "micro stims," in that it could be tongue chewing, teeth clicking, repeatedly pressing a fingertip into my other hand, moving my fingers, flicking a finger, "palpating" the same area of my leg (inner knee, left leg) while...
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    Are you "noticeably autistic"?

    When I revealed my diagnosis this year to my sister, she wasn't surprised. Neither was her daughter. They always "knew." Neither are in the mental health field, so I guess they knew more about autism than most people. Nevertheless, signs will be picked up in interaction to anyone who actually...
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    Does anyone here think they're more self-sufficient than most NTs?

    This is a really good way of presenting the case. As an autistic person, I still consider myself far more self-sufficient than the vast majority of NTs. Many NTs are obese, smoke and drink too much. I'm at a healthy weight, work out intensely, never smoked, don't drink or do drugs; I'm very...
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